Well, here is the fifth Saturn plate I have made.
And it will suffer the fate that all planets and plates must one day face.
Cracks in the universe...
Its orbit has gone haywire and it is headed toward the black hole...
of the trashcan. After five plates did the same thing and cracked in that transition point, I said "Never more" and redesigned the Saturn plate concept. You will see the new design below.
I made a new batch of squeeze bulbs. My last batch served me well for 15 years or so.
As you may know, I got on a kick of making animal sculptures that are coin banks. The ears are slots and there is a copper door on the bottom. Some of you already have one. I thank you for your $upport. My cat, Pinkie, is always posing so...
I made a cat bank.
I was fun making it from the top...
to the bottom.
Why not a rabbit?
Coin slot ears and...
inscriptions and a door on the bottom.
Here is another bunny with a racing stripe.
He is a bit fatter and fluffier.
My cat continues to pester me with a look that says, "Try again".
Here is the piece close to finished with a coat of black slip that will...
turn into fur.
Ahhhh! My new Saturn design. It is great. Because of the previous failures, I come out with something I like much better that the original design. It is a chip and dip plate.
Cool?
I am also making another figurative piece of me examining my protruding gut. I figure the whole world is obsessed with weight, why not make a piece about it?
Once again, my cat says, "Do me". So this is the start...
I push and prod that cylinder a bit...
put a head on it and give it a coat of slip...
turn that slip into fur...
refine it a bit...
add the eyes...
and...
sign the bottom.
How did I ever get possessed by these animals?
